jan 16, 1860 - Garibaldi leads revolts in the south- 1860

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In southern Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi led several revolts for unification using guerilla warfare, in which a small mobile group of nontraditional civilian soldiers uses military tactics to defeat larger legions. These revolts proved successful, and following the revolts, the southern states joined Sardinia-Piedmont which was under Cavour and Emmanuel II's influence.

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